[6pack] Update, and OT report

[Larry Griffin]

Wow, that is so scary Rick! Glad you didn't get any acid burns due to your
quick actions. Hopefully your hearing will continue to improve.

Take care,
Larry
71 TR6, Raleigh

On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:10 PM Richard Lindsay via 6pack <
6pack at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hello Friends,
>    A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me
> with acid and leaving me deafened.  Cutting to the chase: I received no
> acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water,
> followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.
>    Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and
> accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor's care and
> will know more as my ears heal.
>    The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where
> necessary. A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want to
> clean the connectors again before they go on.
>    My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos
> are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will
> go in.
>    Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. And
> tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.
>    Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180°F
> while that exiting the right bank was 160°F. The implication is that
> sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced with
> a wrong value unit. New 160° hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, both
> banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and
> distilled water.
>    Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.
>
> Rick, in Houston
>
>
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